Hello again

Hello again
Well hello.It's been a while since I've posted anything here. After my meditation course I spent another month trevaling around the north Island visiting some lovely places, though I managed to loose my photos when the lady in a chemist copied them to compact disk for me. I did check the CD had my photos on it before I deleted them from my camera. As it turns out the CD contained the first few of my photoes and then the graphics file for the advertising on the photo printing machine in the shop. Oh well never mind.

I've very nearly sold my flat. It's only taken a year and a half. Just waiting for the solicitors to arrange for a date for the exchange of contracts. Then I'll officially be off the housing ladder again.My life seems to have gone full circle. No flat, renting a room in a house and working in a job for the minimum wage. And all is going to plan!

I have now finished my touring around the country and living on my credit card. Which I thouroughly enjoyed. I'm now living and working in Nelson a small "city" of about 40 000 people on northern coast at the top of the South Island. It's a very sunny place and even though autumn is here it is still hot and rain free.Rather bizzaarly I am working in a small Zoo, which is testing my ethics, that has been running on a shoestring for years. However, a Trust has recently taken it over from the local council and is currently trying to raise money to update it and bring it into current thinking about conservation and education. My friend Kate works there as the Operations Manager and she offered me a short contract to design interpretation and information displays, concentrating on conservation and education issues. Though I do also work with the animals, mucking them out and feeding them. The work of designing the interpretation and education is certainly something that will prove useful on my CV, but I don't think I will continue with the caged animal work.

I have just returned from a 3 day workshop on Salsa dancing which was great fun and I learnt alot from excellent from teachers from all around the world, including Cuba, New York, Sydney and Europe. I concentrated on taking lessons about the basics such as timing, leading and understanding the music and it's structure, I learnt loads and realised how much more there is to learn and practice. It was a fantastic time. Before the course started I thought I would be sick of the music by the end of the weekend. But as I learnt more and more about it, the more and more I enjoyed it.

I have now rebooked my return flight I will be stopping over in Hong Kong for 10 days so I have to find out about some tours in the countryside around the City. Which is quite exciting.And that is about all of my news.

Bye for now

Nick